Trat poetry from Trat.( NZ writer.)

Yesterday we came to Trat.

We came by boat so how is that.

We caught a taxi from the pier and found……

The orchid guest house sign in the middle of town.

We put our bags down and soon found out,

the night market was just by the round about.

We went to the night market and Dad and Helen had a nice feast.

But the shrimp they ate I liked the least.

But I on the other hand had pork over rice “and that was very nice”.

I had a banana roti and that thing was very sweet,

I think if I could eat another banana roti,

It would be much more than a treat.

When we came home, I went straight to bed,

Because that way,Β  in the morning I would not feel pegged.

I think I’m having such a good time,

that now I have to end this rhyme.

BON VOYAgZzz Zzz Zzz

πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ THE END:-) πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚

Lukoia Coffey over and out.

Cambodian BBQ and saying good bye to friends.

Last night we hung out with the dive crew for our last night on Koh Kood.

They invited us to a Cambodian BBQ and it was totally amazing.

You had a big pot of embers and you had another pot that you would put over the embers, and that pot had a moat thing around the edge that had hot water in it so that you could make the soup yourself.

When you had put the salad and other stuff in the water, you would put some fat meat on top of the metal dome that was just above the embers to make the soup even better.

You would then cook the other meat around the fat blobs like fish, pork, chicken and squid. Their juices would run off into the soup too, which makes for a very tasty soup.

I ate squid and liver last night for the first time, and they tasted so good.

After the BBQ was over, the dive crew invited us to their house to hang out a little bit longer. Dad and Helen were about to say no but I was already on the back of a bike zooming off down the road with Dad and Helen on my tail also.

When we got to their house I collapsed in the hamock because it was so comfortable and I lay there listening to the adults talking about stuff.

We got a ride home with Alex in the side cart, and it was awesome because we were going up and down and all around. It was more than awesome…… It was fantastic!!!

In the morning we woke up and had toast and hot drinks, then caught a taxi to the boat pier, and this time we went on the fast boat so when we were out a ways from land, I said at the top of my lungs…….. BYE KOH KOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I liked Koh Kood so much it felt like home to me.

BON VOYAGE, bye Koh Kood.:-)

πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ THE END:-) πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚

Lukoia Coffey over and out.

Fireflies

When we we walk to Bartist (where Dad had his concert) up the road we see alot of fireflies, so I thought I might do a blog about them. When we were walking up there we came around a bend and in a tree was what looked like X-mas lights, but they were fireflies. So now I’m going to start my blog.

Fireflies are brown, soft and their front wings are more leathery than most insects.

The most commonly known firefly is nocturnal and lay their eggs just below the surface of the ground and slowly the larvae move into caves and become glowworms.

While the larvae move into the cave they feed on other larvae like slugs and snails while the adults feed on plant pollen or necter.

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Random fact number 1.
Some fireflies have no mouths.

The light that comes from fireflies is a chemical reaction in its lower abdomen and it is made by the lower intestines of the firefly.

Some fireflies have a skinny part of there body that can spray toxic or distastful chemicals at their predators.

Fireflies interact with their mates by giving them a steady glow, flashing, or the use of chemical reaction signals.

The fireflies of the tropical islands in south east Asia like the ones we saw syncronise their flashs when they are in large groups.

Another firefly will copy the mating call of the other fireflies to attract the males over and then eat them for a midnight snack.

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I think fireflies are pretty cool except for the ones that will eat the ” lighting up ” midnight snack for a special price at New World supermarket….hahaha!!!

BON VOYAGE , blink, blink

πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ THE END:-) πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚

Lukoia Coffey over and out.

FISH WE HAVE SEEN IN THAILAND!!!!!!!

I have to tell you before this blog that we have probably seen more fish than these ones listed here and we could’nt find them all when we were researching, so feel free to look them up yourself.

Snorkling in Thailand is one of my hobbies so this is what Dad, Helen and I have seen over time.

We have seen……..

Parrot fish. ( most beachs in Thailand are made of crushed up coral which is parrot fish poo, because parrot fish eat the algae off of the coral. )

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Porcupine fish.

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Long finned banner fish.

Hermit crabs. ( If you want to learn more about, go and look though my blogs for the hermit crab one.)

Lion fish. ( they are so amazing!!!.)

 

 

Anemone. ( swerving, waving ….and is a home for clownfish.)

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Yellow tailed barracuda.

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Sea cucumbers.( soft and squishy.)

Coral.( Soft coral, hard coral, fan, table, barrel coral)

Blue spotted stingray.( sting.sting…. hehe.)

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Clown fish.( Why did the chicken cross the road? Because he wanted to get squashed by an elephant.)

Tiger fish. ( You normally have millions around you while snorkeling.)

Hexagon grouper.

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Indian pin cushion starfish.( sewing aΒ starfish….:)

Ink squid.( I wonder if King Neptune used them for pens down there.)

 

Butterfly fish \ thread fins.

Lobster.( Dad saw one but it ran away to hide because it had his shadow on it.)

Giant clams.

Goat fish.

Spiny sea urchins.( spiky.)

Turtle orange fish.

Fusilier fish.

Jellyfish.

Rock cod, also known as red grouper. (We saw one today.)

Angel fish.( from heaven.)

Puffer fish.

Sea slugs. ( they are really fast for a slug.)

Pike fish.

Thats all for today folks…….. fish you next time.

BON VOYAGE.

πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ THE END:-) πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚

Lukoia Coffey over and out.

Clouded Leopard

I’ve seen heaps of animals in Thailand, but it would make my day if I saw a clouded leopard in the wild.

So I’ve desided to tell you a little bit about them.

The clouded leopard normally has black spots on its head and a dark dusky grey blotched pattern on his coat.

Females are slightly smaller than males and the eyes of the clouded leopard are a greyish green or brownish yellow.

Clouded leopards are very uncommon to see and weigh between 11.5kg and 23kg. They can jump easily up to 1.2 meters (3.9) feet in height and are the best cat in the word, but that’s my opinion.

From the Himilayan foothills down through China into Asia, the clouded leopard roams and even in Thialand there are a few in the wild, but like I said before they are very shy and uncommon to see because there are only 10,000 left in the wild.

The clouded leopard is the most talented climber of all cats because in captivity they have been seen climbing down vertical tree trucks head first.

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They can also hang from branches using only their hind legs and their tail.

Like other big cats they can’t seem to purr, but they can use other sounds like meowing, grumbling, growling, mumbling and hissing.

Since these animals are rarely seen , humans can’t get that much infomation about their habits in the wild.

If I were walking along in the wild and a clouded leopard crossed my path, it would make my day. ( if it didn’t eat me first πŸ™‚ . ).

BON VOYAGE… in clouded leopard languge MEOOOOOW HISSSSS MUMBLE GERRRRANA!!!!!!!!

πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ THE END:-) πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚

Lukoia Coffey over and out.

STUFF, STUFF ON KOH KOOD.

THIS IS BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB!!!!!!!!!!! He runs Koh Kood Divers that I went scuba diving with.

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This is a very sensitive plant that looks like it dies when you touch it and then it regrows and sticks up again. ( I like touching it. ) I’ve seen this plant only on the islands that I’ve been to.

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This is the walk to the beach that we always go swimming at.

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THIS IS THE BBBBBBBBBBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCHHHHHHH that we hang out on and do stuff at like snorkling.

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THIS IS MEEEEEEEEΓ‹EEEEEE sitting at Good View Coffee having a cold beverage writing this blog listening to bad\awesome music. πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ off to find some more cool stuff πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ NOW!!!!

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This is what scuba diving looks like except it is way more clear in reality.

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We saw 3 HAMMOCKS, they looked comfortable and SOFT.

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Guess if this flower is evil or not.
Write the answer below in the comments=-O

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There are loads of coconut trees on this island and these coconuts looked like the were planning to take over the world and destroy the human race!!!!!!?!!

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This is the most expensive hotel on the island because they probably use fairy dust as money.

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This is Dad and Helens favourite ice cream and it has beans in it, ugh!!!!

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BA-NA-NA-S, YAY……:-)

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It’s so hot today that when we brought Dads ice cream it melted in 3 minutes SO THAT PROVES HOW HOT IT IS.

BON VOYAGE.

πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ THE END:-) πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚

Lukoia Coffey over and out.

A Relaxed day on an island

Last night we gave our scuba diving friends a piece of green stone each ( new zealand jade ) and a beer to drink for giving us the scuba diving trip for free. We were all very tired from the trip to open sea, so when we got home we went straight to bed.

In the morning I jumped on Dad to wake him up and then all of us stretched and yawned and we were off to get coffee and toast with jam.

After that, Dad and I went snorkling but when we got down there the tide from where it is normally was back another 7 meters. Not only that but the visibility under water and less than 3 meters in every direction.

When we got to the corner where Bob and the scuba dive place was, Dad went the way to get food and I went back home and played on my ipod that is reacting to the heat and over heating itself.

Right now i’m sitting in a chair on the side of the river doing my blog that people all over the world are now Iooking at and experiencing my travels from a deck chair at home in where ever home is.

Anyway, Dad is having a concert tonight up the road at a place called Bartist and if you want to come, just get a flight to ” Trat ” from where ever home is and then get a boat over, and it’s as easy as that. It starts at 8:00.

Bye, BON VOYAGE.

πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ :THE END:-) πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚

Lukoia Coffey over and out.

The scuba experience (T.S.E)

Today we went on a boat to an island to go scuba diving and it was so fun. We had to walk across mud flats to get to a little red boat and on the way in the boat through the mangroves, we hit the bottom more then a couple times. Dad had to get out and push the boat sometimes over the mud flats but when we got out to the real boat that had all the gear on it we were sailing like a bird.

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When we got out to the island I put on all of my scuba gear. It was very heavy, but then when I jumped off the bulwarks into the water I couldn’t feel it at all. Dad and Helen with their snorkle gear went in one direction and Greg ( my dive instructor ) and I went in the other direction.

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He let all the air out of my BCD( bouyancy control device ) and we both slowly sank to the bottom. We went down 7 meters into sand and he slowly showed me how to control my regulator and other pieces of my equipment.
After this, we stood up and walked a little bit along the bottom but then we started to float so we let some air out of our BCD and swam along the bottom. While we did that, I was playing around with my BCD and floating around Greg. Afterwards, we explored the coral reef and this was one of the best places that we will go on this trip. The amount of living coral was amazing!!!!!!!! We spent an hour under water and it felt like it was only 15 minutes.

When we got back on board, we had lunch and then went to another place around the point to do some more snorkling.

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When we got there, I jumped off the roof of the boat and did it another million times with smiles and laughter. This other place was good but it was really deep there so it would have been better if I was scuba diving.

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All three of us had a great time, and can’t wait until August in Belize when we get our open water certificates.

BON VOYAGE…. See you later after I have a good nights sleep. YAAAAAAWN!!!!

πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ :-)THE END:-) πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚

Lukoia Coffey over and out.

Pure Awesomeness and other cool stuff.

Yesterday we had a cruisy day on the island. This was great because we had a late night at Dads concert the night before.

In the morning we had 8 pieces of toast and we were off to the beach to go snorkeling. Unfortunately I got a rash from playing the ball game the day before (swimming suit rubbing against my body) so it hurt to go in the sea. I made a bigger pyramid with Dad and Helen after they got out of the sea from snorkeling.

After that we went home and got the same lunch as the day before because it was so tasty. Then I did my blog and maths, and maths is so easy because now I know every times table from 1 to 10 off by heart, so yeah!!!!! Guess what, I tried to learn my times tables for 3 YEARS AND STILL DIDN’TΒ  Know them when we first started this trip but thanks to Dad, Helen,Mum and Tom I’ve gotten to know them in 2 MONTHS!!!!!! I’m not saying school is bad but education on the road is way more “handyful”, and yes, I just made that word up but…. yeah…. I think you get it now don’t you??? ( reply in the comments below after blog is done :-). ) Right now I am sitting on a chair above water with the wind in my face.:-)

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Some time later…….

Dad was messing around on Google seeing what Koh Kood had to offer and he found this………

1. There is a type of flying tree snake that glides around the island eating geckos for lunch.

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2. This is one of the only islands in Thailand that dosen’t have rubber plantation on it because it’s so hilly.

3. We have discovered that there is only 1 change of tides a day here unlike the rest of sea places. STRANGE.

A Big all mighty butterfly just passed my ear and said you shoud go up to the water fall now so bye.

In other words, BON VOYAGE.

B-) πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ THE END:-) πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ˜›

Lukoia Coffey over and out.

The day before today… :)

The 2nd day in Koh Kood we did this……

1. We woke up in the morning and I had 8 pieces of toast.

2. We went to the beach and went snorkeling in clearer water then Koh jum.

3.I met a boy from France and his name was Esteban.

4.Dad, Estaban and I played a ball game out in the sea.

5.Dad, Estaban and I made a huge sand castle/pyramid.

6.Estaban and I hung out in the sea together.

7.We went home and had a delicious lunch.

8.We saw a big water monitor on our way to the beach to play more with Estaban.

9. We played more with Estaban at the beach/ in the water.

10.We went back to our homestay and got some dry clothes on and relaxed.

11.We got ready for Dads show at the Tawan eco bar down the road.

12.On the way we met a guy from France and his name was Bob and he owns a diving shop.

13.We went past a shop that said every thing in the world is coming soon.

14.We went past a place that said high season because they only sell in high season.

15.We got to the eco bar, and I thought it was so cool that I would like to own the place.

16.The eco bar gave us seafood for dinner and it tasted so good!

17.The guy at the eco bar let us have every drink for free.

18.Dad played a couple songs with the other people there, and then he played a bunch of his own songs.

19.Helen and I lay down on pillows listening to Dads music.

20.We walked home in the dark and it was really fun.

21.I went straight to bed feeling happy for a great day.

GOOD NIGHT:-) πŸ™‚ !!!!!!!!!

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Lukoia Coffey over and out.